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accelerator board
a printed circuit board added to a computer that enhances the CPU with a faster microprocessor. -
accelerator mass spectrometry
a type of mass spectrometry used in radiocarbon dating in which the proportion of carbon isotopes is counted directly, as contrasted with the indirect Geiger counter method, using an accelerator that drastically reduces the quantity of datable material required. -
linear accelerator
an accelerator in which particles are propelled in straight paths by the use of alternating electric voltages that are timed in such a way that the particles receive increasing increments of energy. -
particle accelerator
accelerator (def 7). -
acceleration coefficient
the ratio of change in capital investment to the change in consumer spending. -
acceleration principle
the principle that an increase in the demand for a finished product will create a greater demand for capital goods.